If you're looking for a musical blanket to cushion your fall back to reality, otherwise known as Monday, then Falling Short from Liverpools Låpsley takes some beating. So yes, you could say it doesn't fall short.Follow | Facebook | Twitter

It feels the wait since the impeccable Right Thing, which was unquestionably one of the standout songs in the whole of 2013, has been unbearably long but fear not, for the drought is unquestionably over. Rosie Lowe has recently been working towards her debut album with Paul Epworth's Wolf Tone label, which is itself already home to fellow forward thinking new comers Glass Animals. Clearly a promising development for the singer enthusiastically tipped for greatness in 2014, along with Banks, Tove Lo, Wet, SZA, Rhodes, Royal Blood, MØ and George Ezra by some musical prophet over here. Before this begins to resemble any more of a review, go listen to the shimmering, classy and effortless pop of Water Came Down and watch the lovely video if you wish.f Rosie Lowe

T.O.L.D. ("The Order of Life and Death") is a guy from Birmingham, now residing in Los Angeles whose track Lucifer's Eyes is a tropical and deep pop song with steel drums and buckets of class.Follow | Facebook | Twitter

Cumbria-via-Liverpool singer songwriter Laura James has just this morning unveiled her first proper music video, featuring a bed on tour around some northern beauty spots, a bloke sleeping in it and a gorgeously fragile and twinkling folky-pop song.For info on live dates and how to get a copy of the forthcoming EP, go to her website.Follow | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud

A refreshingly unpolished bedroom recording, Bright kind of reminds me of Silversun Pickups, The Kooks and Bombay Bicycle Club in parts. From Sydney, 15 year old Miles Elkington = Miles+.Follow | Twitter | Soundcloud

Unsigned LA rapper and producer Kidd Upstairs has an album on the way but in the mean time he smashed Newman together for DJ Booth's Freestyle series which previously gave a platform to the likes of Kendrick Lamar. The only thing wrong with this is it's too short. Free download.f Kidd Upstairs

One of those songs which just works straight off the bat, Deep is the majestic soul-pop debut from London's Jones. Compare this to Jessie Ware and Solange and marvel at how well it holds its own.Premiered by Pigeons & Planes.Follow | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud